Apartment Defects

For years it has been incredibly stressful for home owners living in apartments and duplexes with building defects. But finally there is some really good news. A new interim remediation scheme for apartments and duplexes impacted by fire safety issues has been opened. The scheme fully funds emergency defect repairs for apartments and duplexes constructed…

Apartment Defects: Working Group Report

Mary welcomes publication of the Defects in Apartments Working group report.  The 260 page report is a damning indictment of the construction of apartments and duplexes built between 1991 and 2013.  The report identifies three types of defects including structural, fire and water ingress defects.  Government has already increased the regulation and control of new…

Apartment Defects

The Government are urging people to share their experiences of housing defects relating to fire safety, structural safety and water ingress in purpose-built apartment and duplex buildings constructed in Ireland between 1991 and 2013. These experiences are sought by the Independent Working Group to Examine Defects in Housing which was established by Minister O’Brien in…

Construction Defects Update

Mary has been working closely with homeowners dealing with construction defects in our constituency of Dublin Central. On behalf of all those affected by defects in Dublin Central Mary wrote this letter to Minister for Housing, Darragh O’Brien. **** “Dear Minister,Thanks to you and your staff for your ongoing engagement with the Dublin Fianna Fáil…

Tax Relief for Apartment Owners

Mary has been working with representatives of Apartment owners who have defects in their homes.She is campaigning to have Government provide tax credit and grants for social landlords, to allow them make their homes safe. Read Mary’s previous contributions on this issue here

Tax Relief for Apartment Owners

Mary has called on the Minister for Finance to  make a provision in Budget 2022 for owner occupiers and social landlords to claim income tax relief to fix fire defects in their apartments.  Owner occupiers are living in what can only be described as ticking time bombs. They are living in homes with totally inadequate…

Housing Defects

Mary called for urgent establishment of working group to review with specific focus on legacy defects and report on implementation of the safe as houses report before July 2021.  Housing defects is an extremely serious issues affecting 10s of 1000s of homeowners.  They undermine individuals’ homes, their sense of security and wellbeing.  On a more…